Tour de France Quiz

Tour de France Quiz Questions

Tour de France (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. Who established Tour de France?
a) Pierre de Fredy
b) William Penny Brookes
c) Ottavio Bottecchia
d) Henri Desgrange

2. Who won Tour de France in 1903?
a) Louis Trousselier
b) Maurice Garin
c) Henri Cornet
d) Rene Pottier

3. Which newspaper sponsored Tour de France?
a) L’Auto
b) Le Figaro
c) El Pais
d) Le Monde

Tour de France 1903. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

4. When was the circle of death included in Tour de France?
a) 1922
b) 1910
c) 1898
d) 1884

5. When was the yellow jersey introduced in Tour de France?
a) 1919
b) 1914
c) 1906
d) 1902

6. Who was the first cyclist to win Tour de France five times?
a) Bernard Hinault
b) Eddy Merckx
c) Jacques Anquetil
d) Miguel Indurain

Tour de France 1903. Advertising of the first cycle racing. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

7. Who was the first cyclist to win Tour de France seven times? (In 2012 he admitted to doping and was stripped of his titles.)
a) Floyd Landis
b) Bjarn Riis
c) Jan Ullrich
d) Lance Armstrong

8. Who gets the polka dot jersey in Tour de France?
a) Lord of the flies
b) Admiral of the Fleet
c) King of the mountains
d) King of the forest

9. What is the award to the cyclist who is under 25 and has the lowest cumulative time in Tour de France?
a) White jersey
b) Green jacket
c) Yellow tie
d) Blue cap

10. What is the award to the best sprinter in Tour de France?
a) Silver medal
b) Green jersey
c) Bronze shield
d) Red coat

Tour de France Quiz Questions and Answers

French bicycle racer and sports journalist Henri Desgrange (1865-1940) at his desk as editor-in-chief of L’Auto in 1914 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. Who established Tour de France?
d) Henri Desgrange

2. Who won Tour de France in 1903?
b) Maurice Garin

3. Which newspaper sponsored Tour de France?
a) L’Auto

4. When was the circle of death included in Tour de France?
b) 1910

5. When was the yellow jersey introduced in Tour de France?
a) 1919

6. Who was the first cyclist to win Tour de France five times?
c) Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

7. Who was the first cyclist to win Tour de France seven times? (In 2012 he admitted to doping and was stripped of his titles.)
d) Lance Armstrong

8. Who gets the polka dot jersey in Tour de France?
c) King of the mountains

9. What is the award to the cyclist who is under 25 and has the lowest cumulative time in Tour de France?
a) White jersey

10. What is the award to the best sprinter in Tour de France?

b) Green jersey

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